25. Debug support (DBG)

Low-density value line devices are STM32F100xx microcontrollers where the flash memory density ranges between 16 and 32 Kbytes.

Medium-density value line devices are STM32F100xx microcontrollers where the flash memory density ranges between 64 and 128 Kbytes.

High-density value line devices are STM32F100xx microcontrollers where the flash memory density ranges between 256 and 512 Kbytes.

This section applies to the whole STM32F100xx family, unless otherwise specified.

25.1 Overview

The STM32F100xx are built around a Cortex ® -M3 core which contains hardware extensions for advanced debugging features. The debug extensions allow the core to be stopped either on a given instruction fetch (breakpoint) or data access (watchpoint). When stopped, the core's internal state and the system's external state may be examined. Once examination is complete, the core and the system may be restored and program execution resumed.

The debug features are used by the debugger host when connecting to and debugging the STM32F100xx MCUs.

Two interfaces for debug are available:

Figure 284. Block diagram of STM32 MCU and Cortex ® -M3-level debug support Block diagram of STM32F100xx debug support showing the internal architecture of the Cortex-M3 core and its debug peripherals.

The diagram illustrates the debug support architecture for the STM32F100xx MCU. It is divided into two main sections: 'STM32F100xx debug support' (outer box) and 'Cortex-M3 debug support' (inner dashed box). Inside the Cortex-M3 debug support section, the 'Cortex-M3 core' is connected to a 'Bus matrix'. The Bus matrix has three output paths: 'DCode interface', 'System interface', and 'Data'. The 'Data' path connects to an 'AHB-AP' (AHB access port). The AHB-AP is connected to an 'Internal private peripheral bus (PPB)'. On this PPB, several debug components are connected: 'Bridge', 'NVIC', 'DWT', 'FPB', and 'ITM'. The 'Bridge' component is connected to an 'External private peripheral bus (PPB)'. On the External PPB, the 'TPIU' (Trace port unit interface) and 'DBGMCU' are connected. The TPIU is connected to a 'Trace port' which has three pins: 'TRACESWO', 'TRACECK', and 'TRACED[3:0]'. On the left side, there are several pins: 'JTMS/SWDIO', 'JTDI', 'JTDO/TRACESWO', 'NJTRST', and 'JTCK/SWCLK'. These pins are connected to an 'SWJ-DP' (Serial wire/JTAG debug port), which is then connected to the 'AHB-AP'. The identifier 'ai17305' is located in the bottom right corner of the diagram.

Block diagram of STM32F100xx debug support showing the internal architecture of the Cortex-M3 core and its debug peripherals.

Note: The debug features embedded in the Cortex ® -M3 core are a subset of the Arm ® CoreSight Design Kit.

The Arm ® Cortex ® -M3 core provides integrated on-chip debug support. It is comprised of:

It also includes debug features dedicated to the STM32F100xx:

Note: For further information on debug functionality supported by the Arm ® Cortex ® -M3 core, refer to the Cortex ® -M3 -r1p1 Technical Reference Manual and to the CoreSight Design Kit-r1p0 TRM (see Section 25.2 ).

25.2 Reference Arm® documentation

25.3 SWJ debug port (serial wire and JTAG)

The core of the STM32F100xx integrates the Serial Wire / JTAG Debug Port (SWJ-DP). It is an Arm® standard CoreSight debug port that combines a JTAG-DP (5-pin) interface and a SW-DP (2-pin) interface.

In the SWJ-DP, the two JTAG pins of the SW-DP are multiplexed with some of the five JTAG pins of the JTAG-DP.

Figure 285. SWJ debug port

Figure 285. SWJ debug port block diagram showing the internal architecture of the STM32F100xx debug port. The diagram illustrates the multiplexing of JTAG and SW-DP signals. On the left, external pins are labeled: JTDO, JTDI, NJTRST, JTMS/SWDIO, and JTCK/SWCLK. The internal logic includes a 'SWD/JTAG select' block, an OR gate for the TDO signal, and another OR gate for the SWDO signal. The JTAG-DP block contains TDO, TDI, nTRST, TCK, and TMS pins. The SW-DP block contains DBGDI, DBGDO, DBGDOEN, and DBGCLK pins. A 'From power-on reset' signal is connected to the nPOTRST pins of both blocks. The TRACESWO (asynchronous trace) output is shown as a multiplexed signal with JTDO.
Figure 285. SWJ debug port block diagram showing the internal architecture of the STM32F100xx debug port. The diagram illustrates the multiplexing of JTAG and SW-DP signals. On the left, external pins are labeled: JTDO, JTDI, NJTRST, JTMS/SWDIO, and JTCK/SWCLK. The internal logic includes a 'SWD/JTAG select' block, an OR gate for the TDO signal, and another OR gate for the SWDO signal. The JTAG-DP block contains TDO, TDI, nTRST, TCK, and TMS pins. The SW-DP block contains DBGDI, DBGDO, DBGDOEN, and DBGCLK pins. A 'From power-on reset' signal is connected to the nPOTRST pins of both blocks. The TRACESWO (asynchronous trace) output is shown as a multiplexed signal with JTDO.

Figure 285 shows that the asynchronous TRACE output (TRACESWO) is multiplexed with TDO. This means that the asynchronous trace can only be used with SW-DP, not JTAG-DP.

25.3.1 Mechanism to select the JTAG-DP or the SW-DP

By default, the JTAG-Debug Port is active.

If the debugger host wants to switch to the SW-DP, it must provide a dedicated JTAG sequence on TMS/TCK (respectively mapped to SWDIO and SWCLK) which disables the JTAG-DP and enables the SW-DP. This way it is possible to activate the SWDP using only the SWCLK and SWDIO pins.

This sequence is:

  1. 1. Send more than 50 TCK cycles with TMS (SWDIO) =1
  2. 2. Send the 16-bit sequence on TMS (SWDIO) = 0111100111100111 (MSB transmitted first)
  3. 3. Send more than 50 TCK cycles with TMS (SWDIO) =1

25.4 Pinout and debug port pins

The STM32F100xx MCUs are available in various packages with different numbers of available pins. As a result, some functionality (ETM) related to pin availability may differ between packages.

25.4.1 SWJ debug port pins

Five pins are used as outputs from the STM32F100xx for the SWJ-DP as alternate functions of general-purpose I/Os. These pins are available on all packages.

Table 145. SWJ debug port pins

SWJ-DP pin nameJTAG debug portSW debug portPin assignment
TypeDescriptionTypeDebug assignment
JTMS/SWDIOIJTAG Test Mode SelectionIOSerial Wire Data Input/OutputPA13
JTCK/SWCLKIJTAG Test ClockISerial Wire ClockPA14
JTDIIJTAG Test Data Input--PA15
JTDO/TRACEWOOJTAG Test Data Output-TRACEWO if async trace is enabledPB3
NJTRSTIJTAG Test nReset--PB4

25.4.2 Flexible SWJ-DP pin assignment

After RESET (SYSRESETn or PORESETn), all five pins used for the SWJ-DP are assigned as dedicated pins immediately usable by the debugger host (note that the trace outputs are not assigned except if explicitly programmed by the debugger host).

However, the STM32F100xx MCU implements the AF remap and debug I/O configuration register (AFIO_MAPR) register to disable some part or all of the SWJ-DP port and so releases the associated pins for General Purpose I/Os usage. This register is mapped on an APB bridge connected to the Cortex®-M3 System Bus. Programming of this register is done by the user software program and not the debugger host.

Three control bits allow the configuration of the SWJ-DP pin assignments. These bits are reset by the System Reset.

Bit 26:24= SWJ_CFG[2:0]

Set and cleared by software.

These bits are used to configure the number of pins assigned to the SWJ debug port. The goal is to release as much as possible the number of pins to be used as General Purpose IOs if using a small size for the debug port.

The default state after reset is “000” (whole pins assigned for a full JTAG-DP connection). Only one of the 3 bits can be set (it is forbidden to set more than one bit).

Table 146. Flexible SWJ-DP pin assignment

Available debug portsSWJ IO pin assigned
PA13 /
JTMS /
SWDIO
PA14 /
JTCK /
SWCLK
PA15 /
JTDI
PB3 /
JTDO
PB4 /
NJTRST
Full SWJ (JTAG-DP + SW-DP) - Reset StateXXXXX
Full SWJ (JTAG-DP + SW-DP) but without NJTRSTXXXX
JTAG-DP Disabled and SW-DP EnabledXX
JTAG-DP Disabled and SW-DP DisabledReleased

Note: When the APB bridge write buffer is full, it takes one extra APB cycle when writing the AFIO_MAPR register. This is because the deactivation of the JTAGSW pins is done in two cycles to guarantee a clean level on the nTRST and TCK input signals of the core.

25.4.3 Internal pull-up and pull-down on JTAG pins

It is necessary to ensure that the JTAG input pins are not floating since they are directly connected to flip-flops to control the debug mode features. Special care must be taken with the SWCLK/TCK pin which is directly connected to the clock of some of these flip-flops.

To avoid any uncontrolled IO levels, the device embeds internal pull-ups and pull-downs on the JTAG input pins:

Once a JTAG IO is released by the user software, the GPIO controller takes control again. The reset states of the GPIO control registers put the I/Os in the equivalent state:

The software can then use these I/Os as standard GPIOs.

Note: The JTAG IEEE standard recommends to add pull-ups on TDI, TMS and nTRST but there is no special recommendation for TCK. However, for JTCK, the device needs an integrated pull-down.

Having embedded pull-ups and pull-downs removes the need to add external resistors.

25.4.4 Using serial wire and releasing the unused debug pins as GPIOs

To use the serial wire DP to release some GPIOs, the user software must set SWJ_CFG=010 just after reset. This releases PA15, PB3 and PB4 which now become available as GPIOs.

When debugging, the host performs the following actions:

Note: For user software designs, note that:

To release the debug pins, remember that they are first configured either in input-pull-up (nTRST, TMS, TDI) or pull-down (TCK) or output tristate (TDO) for a certain duration after reset until the instant when the user software releases the pins.

When debug pins (JTAG or SW or TRACE) are mapped, changing the corresponding IO pin configuration in the IOPORT controller has no effect.

25.5 STM32F100xx JTAG TAP connection

The STM32F100xx MCUs integrate two serially connected JTAG TAPs, the boundary scan TAP (IR is 5-bit wide) and the Cortex®-M3 TAP (IR is 4-bit wide).

To access the TAP of the Cortex®-M3 for debug purposes:

  1. 1. First, it is necessary to shift the BYPASS instruction of the boundary scan TAP.
  2. 2. Then, for each IR shift, the scan chain contains 9 bits (=5+4) and the unused TAP instruction must be shifted in using the BYPASS instruction.
  3. 3. For each data shift, the unused TAP, which is in BYPASS mode, adds 1 extra data bit in the data scan chain.

Note: Important: Once Serial-Wire is selected using the dedicated Arm® JTAG sequence, the boundary scan TAP is automatically disabled (JTMS forced high).

Figure 286. JTAG TAP connections

Diagram of JTAG TAP connections for STM32F100xx showing Boundary scan TAP and Cortex-M3 TAP.

The diagram illustrates the JTAG TAP connections for an STM32F100xx microcontroller. It features two main TAP blocks: a 'Boundary scan TAP' (IR is 5-bit wide) and a 'Cortex-M3 TAP' (IR is 4-bit wide). The connections are as follows:

ai17306

Diagram of JTAG TAP connections for STM32F100xx showing Boundary scan TAP and Cortex-M3 TAP.

25.6 ID codes and locking mechanism

There are several ID codes inside the STM32F100xx MCUs. ST strongly recommends tools designers to lock their debuggers using the MCU DEVICE ID code located in the external PPB memory map at address 0xE0042000.

25.6.1 MCU device ID code

The STM32F100xx MCUs integrate an MCU ID code. This ID identifies the ST MCU part-number and the die revision. It is part of the DBG_MCU component and is mapped on the external PPB bus (see Section 25.15 ). This code is accessible using the JTAG debug port (four to five pins) or the SW debug port (two pins) or by the user software. It is even accessible while the MCU is under system reset.

Only the DEV_ID[11:0] must be used for identification by the debugger/programmer tools.

DBGMCU_IDCODE

Address: 0xE004 2000

Only 32-bits access supported. Read-only.

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Bits 31:16 REV_ID[15:0] Revision identifier

This field indicates the revision of the device:

In low and medium density value line devices:

In high density value line devices:

Bits 15:12 Reserved, must be kept at reset value.

Bits 11:0 DEV_ID[11:0] : Device identifier

This field indicates the device ID.

For low- and medium-density value line devices, the device ID is 0x420

For high-density value line devices, the device ID is 0x428

25.6.2 Boundary scan TAP

JTAG ID code

The TAP of the STM32F100xx BSC (boundary scan) integrates a JTAG ID code equal to

25.6.3 Cortex ® -M3 TAP

The TAP of the Arm ® Cortex ® -M3 integrates a JTAG ID code. This ID code is the Arm ® default one and has not been modified. This code is only accessible by the JTAG Debug Port, it is 0x3BA00477 (corresponds to Cortex ® -M3 r1p1-01rel0, see Section 25.2 ).

25.6.4 Cortex ® -M3 JEDEC-106 ID code

The Arm ® Cortex ® -M3 integrates a JEDEC-106 ID code. It is located in the 4 KB ROM table mapped on the internal PPB bus at address 0xE00FF000_0xE00FFFFF.

This code is accessible by the JTAG Debug Port (4 to 5 pins) or by the SW Debug Port (two pins) or by the user software.

25.7 JTAG debug port

A standard JTAG state machine is implemented with a 4-bit instruction register (IR) and five data registers (for full details, refer to the Cortex ® -M3 r1p1 Technical Reference Manual (TRM) , for references, see Section 25.2 ).

Table 147. JTAG debug port data registers

IR(3:0)Data registerDetails
1111BYPASS
[1 bit]
-
1110IDCODE
[32 bits]
ID CODE
0x3BA00477 (Arm ® Cortex ® -M3 r1p1-01rel0 ID Code)
1010DPACC
[35 bits]
Debug port access register
This initiates a debug port and allows access to a debug port register.
  • – When transferring data IN:
    • Bits 34:3 = DATA[31:0] = 32-bit data to transfer for a write request
    • Bits 2:1 = A[3:2] = 2-bit address of a debug port register.
    • Bit 0 = RnW = Read request (1) or write request (0).
  • – When transferring data OUT:
    • Bits 34:3 = DATA[31:0] = 32-bit data which is read following a read request
    • Bits 2:0 = ACK[2:0] = 3-bit Acknowledge:
      • 010 = OK/FAULT
      • 001 = WAIT
      • OTHER = reserved
Refer to Table 148 for a description of the A[3:2] bits

Table 147. JTAG debug port data registers (continued)

IR(3:0)Data registerDetails
1011APACC
[35 bits]
Access port access register
Initiates an access port and allows access to an access port register.
  • – When transferring data IN:
    Bits 34:3 = DATA[31:0] = 32-bit data to shift in for a write request
    Bits 2:1 = A[3:2] = 2-bit address (sub-address AP registers).
    Bit 0 = RnW= Read request (1) or write request (0).
  • – When transferring data OUT:
    Bits 34:3 = DATA[31:0] = 32-bit data which is read following a read request
    Bits 2:0 = ACK[2:0] = 3-bit Acknowledge:
    010 = OK/FAULT
    001 = WAIT
    OTHER = reserved
There are many AP registers (see AHB-AP) addressed as the combination of:
  • – The shifted value A[3:2]
  • – The current value of the DP SELECT register
1000ABORT
[35 bits]
Abort register
  • – Bits 31:1 = Reserved
  • – Bit 0 = DAPABORT: write 1 to generate a DAP abort.

Table 148. 32-bit debug port registers addressed through the shifted value A[3:2]

AddressA[3:2] valueDescription
0x000Reserved, must be kept at reset value.
0x401DP CTRL/STAT register. Used to:
  • – Request a system or debug power-up
  • – Configure the transfer operation for AP accesses
  • – Control the pushed compare and pushed verify operations.
  • – Read some status flags (overrun, power-up acknowledges)
0x810DP SELECT register: Used to select the current access port and the active 4-words register window.
  • – Bits 31:24: APSEL: select the current AP
  • – Bits 23:8: reserved
  • – Bits 7:4: APBANKSEL: select the active 4-words register window on the current AP
  • – Bits 3:0: reserved
0xC11DP RDBUFF register: Used to allow the debugger to get the final result after a sequence of operations (without requesting new JTAG-DP operation)

25.8 SW debug port

25.8.1 SW protocol introduction

This synchronous serial protocol uses two pins:

The protocol allows two banks of registers (DPACC registers and APACC registers) to be read and written to.

Bits are transferred LSB-first on the wire.

For SWDIO bidirectional management, the line must be pulled-up on the board (100 K \( \Omega \) recommended by Arm ® ).

Each time the direction of SWDIO changes in the protocol, a turnaround time is inserted where the line is not driven by the host nor the target. By default, this turnaround time is one bit time, however this can be adjusted by configuring the SWCLK frequency.

25.8.2 SW protocol sequence

Each sequence consists of three phases:

  1. 1. Packet request (8 bits) transmitted by the host
  2. 2. Acknowledge response (3 bits) transmitted by the target
  3. 3. Data transfer phase (33 bits) transmitted by the host or the target

Table 149. Packet request (8-bits)

BitNameDescription
0StartMust be “1”
1APnDP0: DP Access
1: AP Access
2RnW0: Write Request
1: Read Request
4:3A[3:2]Address field of the DP or AP registers (refer to Table 148 )
5ParitySingle bit parity of preceding bits
6Stop0
7ParkNot driven by the host. Must be read as “1” by the target because of the pull-up

Refer to the Cortex ® -M3 r1p1 TRM for a detailed description of DPACC and APACC registers.

The packet request is always followed by the turnaround time (default 1 bit) where neither the host nor target drive the line.

Table 150. ACK response (3 bits)

BitNameDescription
0..2ACK001: FAULT
010: WAIT
100: OK

The ACK Response must be followed by a turnaround time only if it is a READ transaction or if a WAIT or FAULT acknowledge has been received.

Table 151. DATA transfer (33 bits)

BitNameDescription
0..31WDATA or RDATAWrite or Read data
32ParitySingle parity of the 32 data bits

The DATA transfer must be followed by a turnaround time only if it is a READ transaction.

25.8.3 SW-DP state machine (reset, idle states, ID code)

The State Machine of the SW-DP has an internal ID code which identifies the SW-DP. It follows the JEP-106 standard. This ID code is the default Arm ® one and is set to 0x1BA01477 (corresponding to Cortex ® -M3 r1p1).

Note: Note that the SW-DP state machine is inactive until the target reads this ID code.

Further details of the SW-DP state machine can be found in the Cortex ® -M3 r1p1 TRM and the CoreSight Design Kit r1p0 TRM.

25.8.4 DP and AP read/write accesses

IDCODE read or CTRL/STAT read or ABORT write which are accepted even if the write buffer is full.

25.8.5 SW-DP registers

Access to these registers are initiated when APnDP=0

Table 152. SW-DP registers

A[3:2]R/WCTRLSEL bit of SELECT registerRegisterNotes
00Read-IDCODEThe manufacturer code is not set to ST code. 0x1BA01477 (identifies the SW-DP)
00Write-ABORT-
01Read/Write0DP-CTRL/STATPurpose is to:
– request a system or debug power-up
– configure the transfer operation for AP accesses
– control the pushed compare and pushed verify operations.
– read some status flags (overrun, power-up acknowledges)
01Read/Write1WIRE CONTROLPurpose is to configure the physical serial port protocol (like the duration of the turnaround time)
10Read-READ RESENDEnables recovery of the read data from a corrupted debugger transfer, without repeating the original AP transfer.
10Write-SELECTThe purpose is to select the current access port and the active 4-words register window
11Read/Write-READ BUFFERThis read buffer is useful because AP accesses are posted (the result of a read AP request is available on the next AP transaction). This read buffer captures data from the AP, presented as the result of a previous read, without initiating a new transaction

25.8.6 SW-AP registers

Access to these registers are initiated when APnDP=1

There are many AP registers (see AHB-AP) addressed as the combination of:

25.9 AHB-AP (AHB access port) - valid for both JTAG-DP and SW-DP

Features:

The address of the 32-bits AHP-AP resisters are 6-bits wide (up to 64 words or 256 bytes) and consists of:

The AHB-AP of the Cortex ® -M3 includes 9 x 32-bits registers:

Table 153. Cortex ® -M3 AHB-AP registers

Address offsetRegister nameNotes
0x00AHB-AP Control and Status WordConfigures and controls transfers through the AHB interface (size, hprot, status on current transfer, address increment type)
0x04AHB-AP Transfer Address-
0x0CAHB-AP Data Read/Write-
0x10AHB-AP Banked Data 0Directly maps the 4 aligned data words without rewriting the Transfer Address register.
0x14AHB-AP Banked Data 1
0x18AHB-AP Banked Data 2
0x1CAHB-AP Banked Data 3
0xF8AHB-AP Debug ROM AddressBase Address of the debug interface
0xFCAHB-AP ID register-

Refer to the Cortex ® -M3 r1p1 TRM for further details.

25.10 Core debug

Core debug is accessed through the core debug registers. Debug access to these registers is by means of the Advanced High-performance Bus (AHB-AP) port. The processor can access these registers directly over the internal Private Peripheral Bus (PPB).

It consists of 4 registers:

Table 154. Core debug registers

RegisterDescription
DHCSRThe 32-bit Debug Halting Control and Status register
This provides status information about the state of the processor enable core debug halt and step the processor
DCRSRThe 17-bit Debug Core register Selector register:
This selects the processor register to transfer data to or from.
DCRDRThe 32-bit Debug Core register Data register:
This holds data for reading and writing registers to and from the processor selected by the DCRSR (Selector) register.
DEMCRThe 32-bit Debug Exception and Monitor Control register:
This provides Vector Catching and Debug Monitor Control. This register contains a bit named TRCENA which enable the use of a TRACE.

Note: Important: these registers are not reset by a system reset. They are only reset by a power-on reset.

Refer to the Cortex®-M3 r1p1 TRM for further details.

To Halt on reset, it is necessary to:

25.11 Capability of the debugger host to connect under system reset

The reset system of the STM32F100xx MCU comprises the following reset sources:

The Cortex ® -M3 differentiates the reset of the debug part (generally PORRESETn) and the other one (SYSRESETn)

This way, it is possible for the debugger to connect under System Reset, programming the Core Debug registers to halt the core when fetching the reset vector. Then the host can release the system reset and the core immediately halts without having executed any instructions. In addition, it is possible to program any debug features under System Reset.

Note: It is highly recommended for the debugger host to connect (set a breakpoint in the reset vector) under system reset.

25.12 FPB (Flash patch breakpoint)

The FPB unit:

The use of a Software Patch or a Hardware Breakpoint is exclusive.

The FPB consists of:

25.13 DWT (data watchpoint trigger)

The DWT unit consists of four comparators. They are configurable as:

The DWT also provides some means to give some profiling informations. For this, some counters are accessible to give the number of:

25.14 ITM (instrumentation trace macrocell)

25.14.1 General description

The ITM is an application-driven trace source that supports printf style debugging to trace Operating System (OS) and application events, and emits diagnostic system information. The ITM emits trace information as packets which can be generated as:

The packets emitted by the ITM are output to the TPIU (Trace Port Interface Unit). The formatter of the TPIU adds some extra packets (refer to TPIU) and then output the complete packets sequence to the debugger host.

The bit TRCEN of the Debug Exception and Monitor Control register must be enabled before programming or using the ITM.

25.14.2 Time stamp packets, synchronization and overflow packets

Time stamp packets encode time stamp information, generic control and synchronization. It uses a 21-bit timestamp counter (with possible prescalers) which is reset at each time stamp packet emission. This counter can be either clocked by the CPU clock or the SWV clock.

A synchronization packet consists of 6 bytes equal to 0x80_00_00_00_00_00 which is emitted to the TPIU as 00 00 00 00 00 80 (LSB emitted first).

A synchronization packet is a timestamp packet control. It is emitted at each DWT trigger.

For this, the DWT must be configured to trigger the ITM: the bit CYCCNTENA (bit0) of the DWT Control register must be set. In addition, the bit2 (SYNCENA) of the ITM Trace Control register must be set.

Note: If the SYNENA bit is not set, the DWT generates Synchronization triggers to the TPIU which sends only TPIU synchronization packets and not ITM synchronization packets.

An overflow packet consists is a special timestamp packets which indicates that data has been written but the FIFO was full.

Table 155. Main ITM registers

AddressRegisterDetails
@E0000FB0ITM lock accessWrite 0xC5ACCE55 to unlock Write Access to the other ITM registers
@E0000E80ITM trace controlBits 31-24 = Always 0
Bits 23 = Busy
Bits 22-16 = 7-bits ATB ID which identifies the source of the trace data.
Bits 15-10 = Always 0
Bits 9:8 = TSPrescale = Time Stamp Prescaler
Bits 7-5 = Reserved
Bit 4 = SWOENA = Enable SWV behavior (to clock the timestamp counter by the SWV clock).
Bit 3 = DWTENA: Enable the DWT Stimulus
Bit 2 = SYNCENA: this bit must be to 1 to enable the DWT to generate synchronization triggers so that the TPIU can then emit the synchronization packets.
Bit 1 = TSENA (Timestamp Enable)
Bit 0 = ITMENA: Global Enable Bit of the ITM
@E0000E40ITM trace privilegeBit 3: mask to enable tracing ports31:24
Bit 2: mask to enable tracing ports23:16
Bit 1: mask to enable tracing ports15:8
Bit 0: mask to enable tracing ports7:0
@E0000E00ITM trace enableEach bit enables the corresponding Stimulus port to generate trace.
@E0000000-E000007CStimulus port registers 0-31Write the 32-bits data on the selected Stimulus Port (32 available) to be traced out.

Example of configuration

To output a simple value to the TPIU:

25.15 MCU debug component (DBGMCU)

The MCU debug component helps the debugger provide support for:

25.15.1 Debug support for low-power modes

To enter low-power mode, the instruction WFI or WFE must be executed.

The MCU implements several low-power modes which can either deactivate the CPU clock or reduce the power of the CPU.

The core does not allow FCLK or HCLK to be turned off during a debug session. As these are required for the debugger connection, during a debug, they must remain active. The MCU integrates special means to allow the user to debug software in low-power modes.

For this, the debugger host must first set some debug configuration registers to change the low-power mode behavior:

25.15.2 Debug support for timers, watchdog and I 2 C

During a breakpoint, it is necessary to choose how the counter of timers and watchdog must behave:

For the I 2 C, the user can choose to block the SMBUS timeout during a breakpoint.

For timers having complementary outputs, when the counter is stopped (DBG_TIMx_STOP = 1), the outputs are disabled (as if the MOE bit was reset) for safety purposes.

25.15.3 Debug MCU configuration register

This register allows the configuration of the MCU under DEBUG. This concerns:

This DBGMCU_CR is mapped on the External PPB bus at address 0xE0042004

It is asynchronously reset by the PORESET (and not the system reset). It can be written by the debugger under system reset.

If the debugger host does not support these features, it is still possible for the user software to write to these registers.

DBGMCU_CR register

Address: 0xE004 2004

Only 32-bit access supported

POR Reset: 0x0000 0000 (not reset by system reset)

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_STOP
P
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P
DBG_TIM12
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DBG_TIM17
_STOP
P
DBG_TIM16
_STOP
P
DBG_TIM15
_STOP
P
Res.DBG_TIM7
_STOP
DBG_TIM6
_STOP
DBG_TIM5
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_SMBUS
_TIMEOUT
Res.DBG_TIM4
_STOP
DBG_TIM3
_STOP
DBG_TIM2
_STOP
DBG_TIM1
_STOP
DBG_WWDG
_STOP
DBG_IWDG
_STOP
TRACE_
MODE
[1:0]
TRACE
IOEN
ReservedDBG_STANDBYDBG_STOPDBG_SLEEP
rwrwrwrwrwrwrwrwrwrwrwrwrw

Bits 31:28 Reserved, must be kept at reset value.

Bits 27:25 DBG_TIMx_STOP : TIMx counter stopped when core is halted (x = 12..14)

0: The clock of the involved timer counter is fed even if the core is halted

1: The clock of the involved timer counter is stopped when the core is halted

Bits 24:22 DBG_TIMx_STOP : TIMx counter stopped when core is halted (x = 17..15)

0: The clock of the involved timer counter is fed even if the core is halted

1: The clock of the involved timer counter is stopped when the core is halted

Bit 21 Reserved, must be kept at reset value.

Bits 20:18 DBG_TIMx_STOP : TIMx counter stopped when core is halted (x=5 .. 7)

0: The clock of the involved timer counter is fed even if the core is halted, and the outputs behave normally.

1: The clock of the involved timer counter is stopped when the core is halted, and the outputs are disabled (as if there were an emergency stop in response to a break event).

Bit 17 Reserved, must be kept at reset value.

Bit 16 DBG_I2C2_SMBUS_TIMEOUT : SMBUS timeout mode stopped when Core is halted

0: Same behavior as in normal mode

1: The SMBUS timeout is frozen

Bit 15 DBG_I2C1_SMBUS_TIMEOUT : SMBUS timeout mode stopped when Core is halted

0: Same behavior as in normal mode

1: The SMBUS timeout is frozen

Bits 13:10 DBG_TIMx_STOP : TIMx counter stopped when core is halted (x=4..1)

Bit 9 DBG_WWDG_STOP : Debug window watchdog stopped when core is halted

0: The window watchdog counter clock continues even if the core is halted

1: The window watchdog counter clock is stopped when the core is halted

Bit 8 DBG_IWDG_STOP : Debug independent watchdog stopped when core is halted

0: The watchdog counter clock continues even if the core is halted

1: The watchdog counter clock is stopped when the core is halted

Bits 7:5 TRACE_MODE[1:0] and TRACE_IOEN : Trace pin assignment control

– With TRACE_IOEN=0:

TRACE_MODE=xx: TRACE pins not assigned (default state)

– With TRACE_IOEN=1:

Bits 4:3 Reserved, must be kept at reset value.

Bit 2 DBG_STANDBY: Debug Standby mode

0: (FCLK=Off, HCLK=Off) The whole digital part is unpowered.

From software point of view, exiting from Standby is identical than fetching reset vector (except a few status bit indicated that the MCU is resuming from Standby)

1: (FCLK=On, HCLK=On) In this case, the digital part is not unpowered and FCLK and HCLK are provided by the internal RC oscillator which remains active. In addition, the MCU generate a system reset during Standby mode so that exiting from Standby is identical than fetching from reset

Bit 1 DBG_STOP: Debug Stop mode

0: (FCLK=Off, HCLK=Off) In STOP mode, the clock controller disables all clocks (including HCLK and FCLK). When exiting from STOP mode, the clock configuration is identical to the one after RESET (CPU clocked by the MHz internal RC oscillator (HSI)). Consequently, the software must reprogram the clock controller to enable the PLL, the Xtal, etc.

1: (FCLK=On, HCLK=On) In this case, when entering STOP mode, FCLK and HCLK are provided by the internal RC oscillator which remains active in STOP mode. When exiting STOP mode, the software must reprogram the clock controller to enable the PLL, the Xtal, etc. (in the same way it would do in case of DBG_STOP=0)

Bit 0 DBG_SLEEP: Debug Sleep mode

0: (FCLK=On, HCLK=Off) In Sleep mode, FCLK is clocked by the system clock as previously configured by the software while HCLK is disabled.

In Sleep mode, the clock controller configuration is not reset and remains in the previously programmed state. Consequently, when exiting from Sleep mode, the software does not need to reconfigure the clock controller.

1: (FCLK=On, HCLK=On) In this case, when entering Sleep mode, HCLK is fed by the same clock that is provided to FCLK (system clock as previously configured by the software).

25.16 TPIU (trace port interface unit)

25.16.1 Introduction

The TPIU acts as a bridge between the on-chip trace data from the ITM.

The output data stream encapsulates the trace source ID, that is then captured by a trace port analyzer (TPA).

The core embeds a simple TPIU, especially designed for low-cost debug (consisting of a special version of the CoreSight TPIU).

Figure 287. TPIU block diagram

TPIU block diagram showing internal components and external connections.

The diagram illustrates the internal architecture of the TPIU (Trace Port Interface Unit) and its connections. It is divided into two clock domains: the CLK domain and the TRACECLKIN domain.

External Connections:

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TPIU block diagram showing internal components and external connections.

25.16.2 TRACE pin assignment

The asynchronous mode requires 1 extra pin and is available on all packages. It is only available if using Serial Wire mode (not in JTAG mode).

Table 156. Asynchronous TRACE pin assignment

TPUI pin nameTrace synchronous modeSTM32F100xx pin assignment
TypeDescription
TRACESWOOTRACE Async Data OutputPB3

The synchronous mode requires from 2 to 6 extra pins depending on the data trace size and is only available in the larger packages. In addition it is available in JTAG mode and in Serial Wire mode and provides better bandwidth output capabilities than asynchronous trace.

Table 157. Synchronous TRACE pin assignment

TPUI pin nameTrace synchronous modeSTM32F100xx pin assignment
TypeDescription
TRACECKOTRACE ClockPE2
TRACED[3:0]OTRACE Sync Data Outputs
Can be 1, 2 or 4.
PE[6:3]

TPUI TRACE pin assignment

By default, these pins are NOT assigned. They can be assigned by setting the TRACE_IOEN and TRACE_MODE bits in the MCU Debug component configuration register . This configuration has to be done by the debugger host.

In addition, the number of pins to assign depends on the trace configuration (asynchronous or synchronous).

To assign the TRACE pin, the debugger host must program the bits TRACE_IOEN and TRACE_MODE[1:0] of the Debug MCU configuration register (DBGMCU_CR). By default the TRACE pins are not assigned.

This register is mapped on the external PPB and is reset by the PORESET (and not by the SYSTEM reset). It can be written by the debugger under SYSTEM reset.

Table 158. Flexible TRACE pin assignment

DBGMCU_CR registerPins assigned for:TRACE IO pin assigned
TRACE_IOENTRACE_MODE [1:0]PB3 /JTDO/ TRACESWOPE2/ TRACECKPE3 / TRACED[0]PE4 / TRACED[1]PE5 / TRACED[2]PE6 / TRACED[3]
0XXNo Trace (default state)Released (1)-
100Asynchronous TraceTRACESWO--Released (usable as GPIO)
101Synchronous Trace 1 bitReleased (1)TRACECKTRACED[0]---
110Synchronous Trace 2 bitTRACECKTRACED[0]TRACED[1]--
111Synchronous Trace 4 bitTRACECKTRACED[0]TRACED[1]TRACED[2]TRACED[3]

1. When Serial Wire mode is used, it is released. But when JTAG is used, it is assigned to JTDO.

Note: By default, the TRACECLKIN input clock of the TPIU is tied to GND. It is assigned to HCLK two clock cycles after the bit TRACE_IOEN has been set.

The debugger must then program the Trace Mode by writing the PROTOCOL[1:0] bits in the SPP_R (Selected Pin Protocol) register of the TPIU.

It then also configures the TRACE port size by writing the bits [3:0] in the CPSPS_R (Current Sync Port Size register) of the TPIU:

25.16.3 TPUI formatter

The formatter protocol outputs data in 16-byte frames:

Note: Refer to the Arm ® CoreSight Architecture Specification v1.0 (Arm ® IHI 0029B) for further information

25.16.4 TPUI frame synchronization packets

The TPUI can generate two types of synchronization packets:

In continuous mode, the TPA must discard all these frames once a synchronization frame has been found.

These packets are only generated in continuous mode and enable the TPA to detect that the TRACE port is in IDLE mode (no TRACE to be captured). When detected by the TPA, it must be discarded.

25.16.5 Transmission of the synchronization frame packet

There is no Synchronization Counter register implemented in the TPIU of the core. Consequently, the synchronization trigger can only be generated by the DWT . Refer to the registers DWT Control register (bits SYNCTAP[11:10]) and the DWT Current PC Sampler Cycle Count register.

The TPUI Frame synchronization packet (0x7F_FF_FF_FF) is emitted:

25.16.6 Synchronous mode

The trace data output size can be configured to 4, 2 or 1 pin: TRACED(3:0)

The output clock is output to the debugger (TRACECK)

Here, TRACECLKIN is driven internally and is connected to HCLK only when TRACE is used.

Note: In this synchronous mode, it is not required to provide a stable clock frequency.

The TRACE I/Os (including TRACECK) are driven by the rising edge of TRACLKIN (equal to HCLK). Consequently, the output frequency of TRACECK is equal to HCLK/2.

25.16.7 Asynchronous mode

This is a low cost alternative to output the trace using only 1 pin: this is the asynchronous output pin TRACESWO. Obviously there is a limited bandwidth.

TRACESWO is multiplexed with JTDO when using the SW-DP pin. This way, this functionality is available in all STM32F100xx packages.

This asynchronous mode requires a constant frequency for TRACECLKIN. For the standard UART (NRZ) capture mechanism, 5% accuracy is needed. The Manchester encoded version is tolerant up to 10%.

25.16.8 TRACECLKIN connection inside the STM32F100xx

In the STM32F100xx, this TRACECLKIN input is internally connected to HCLK. This means that when in asynchronous trace mode, the application is restricted to use to time frames where the CPU frequency is stable.

Note: Important: when using asynchronous trace: it is important to be aware that:

The default clock of the STM32F100xx MCUs is the internal RC oscillator. Its frequency under reset is different from the one after reset release. This is because the RC calibration is the default one under system reset and is updated at each system reset release.

Consequently, the trace port analyzer (TPA) must not enable the trace (with the TRACE_IOEN bit) under system reset, because a Synchronization Frame Packet is issued with a different bit time than trace packets which are transmitted after reset release.

25.16.9 TPIU registers

The TPIU APB registers can be read and written only if the bit TRCENA of the Debug Exception and Monitor Control register (DEMCR) is set. Otherwise, the registers are read as zero (the output of this bit enables the PCLK of the TPIU).

Table 159. Important TPIU registers

AddressRegisterDescription
0xE0040004Current port sizeAllows the trace port size to be selected:
Bit 0: Port size = 1
Bit 1: Port size = 2
Bit 2: Port size = 3, not supported
Bit 3: Port Size = 4
Only 1 bit must be set. By default, the port size is one bit. (0x00000001)
0xE00400F0Selected pin protocolAllows the Trace Port Protocol to be selected:
Bit1:0=
00: Sync Trace Port Mode
01: Serial Wire Output - manchester (default value)
10: Serial Wire Output - NRZ
11: reserved

Table 159. Important TPIU registers (continued)

AddressRegisterDescription
0xE0040304Formatter and flush control

Bits 31-9 = always '0

Bit 8 = TrigIn = always '1 to indicate that triggers are indicated

Bits 7-4 = always 0

Bits 3-2 = always 0

Bit 1 = EnFCont. In Sync Trace mode (Select_Pin_Protocol register bit1:0=00), this bit is forced to '1: the formatter is automatically enabled in continuous mode. In asynchronous mode (Select_Pin_Protocol register bit1:0 <> 00), this bit can be written to activate or not the formatter.

Bit 0 = always 0

The resulting default value is 0x102

Note: In synchronous mode, because the TRACECTL pin is not mapped outside the chip, the formatter is always enabled in continuous mode -this way the formatter inserts some control packets to identify the source of the trace packets).

0xE0040300Formatter and flush statusNot used in Cortex®-M3, always read as 0x00000008

25.16.10 Example of configuration

25.17 DBG register map

The following table summarizes the Debug registers.

Table 160. Value DBG register map and reset values

Addr.Register313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
0xE0042000DBGMCU_IDCODEREV_IDReservedDEV_ID
Reset value (1)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
0xE0042004DBGMCU_CRReservedDBG_I2C2_SMBUS_TIMEOUTDBG_I2C1_SMBUS_TIMEOUTReservedDBG_TIM4_STOPDBG_TIM3_STOPDBG_TIM2_STOPDBG_TIM1_STOPDBG_WWDG_STOPDBG_IWDGSTOPTRACE_MODE[1:0]TRACE_IOENReservedDBG_STANDBYDBG_STOPDBG_SLEEP
Reset value0000000000000

1. The reset value is product dependent. For more information, refer to Section 25.6.1: MCU device ID code .